Summer 2018 Leadership Program

We are now accepting applications for Everly Mag’s Summer 2018 Leaders.

The Summer Leadership Program will begin in April 2018 and end in July 2018.

There are 3 leadership tracks: Writing, Ambassador, and Social Media.

You can apply to any (or all) of the leadership tracks, but you will only be accepted to one track. Please read all the directions and explanation for each track before you apply. Most of your questions should be answered.

Summer 2018 Track 1: Writing Leadership

The Writing Leadership Track is for aspiring writers, bloggers, and journalists who want to develop their writing skills in a professional setting and use their talent to contribute to Everly Mag.

We will be accepting up to 10 Writing Leaders.

Who can be a Writing Leader?

You must be 14 to 18 years old on April 1, 2018.

You must live in the United States, Canada, Australia, or the United Kingdom.

You must be motivated and able to write independently without high levels of support.

You must have a proficient grasp of grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and other English language writing conventions.

You must be willing to take risks and be creative!

You must have permission from your parent or guardian if you are under 18.

You must be willing to feature your first name, age, country, and photograph on the Everly Mag website. If this is going to be an issue, please email us before you apply. We are willing to make exceptions to this rule for privacy reasons, but need to discuss first.

You must already be an Everly Mag Ambassador.

You must be enthusiastic about the Everly Mag brand and excited to write about positivity, social media, insecurity, role models, celebrities, and other challenges that teens and tweens face today!

What do Writing Leaders do?

Every 2 weeks, Writing Leaders will need to complete a personal response prompt. Responses will be posted to Everly Mag.

Example prompt: Write about something you’re passionate about and why.

Response lengths will vary between 250 and 2500 words.

Responses must be the writer’s original work and cannot have been used on any other blog or assignment.

Responses must be appropriate for teen and tween readers.

Each month, Writing Leaders will need to submit one original feature article to go on Everly Mag.

Writers will work with the Everly Mag creator to determine the article topic, sources, and length. Writers will receive mentorship to craft the best possible article. We will not accept all ideas if they do not fit with the theme of the blog.

Feature articles will not be personal essays, but blog posts (5 Ways to Spread More Positivity Online) or interview features (Interviewing a local organization, an influencer you know, an athlete you admire).

Your work will go on Everly Mag and cannot be reproduced on any other blog or forum.

You will work with the Everly Mag creator on writing, style, and images to make sure your article is the best it can be!

Writing Leaders will need to complete the minimum monthly required duties of the Everly Mag Ambassador Program (Survey questions and 1 brand task).

How can I apply?

Summer 2018 Track 2: Ambassador Leadership

The Ambassador Leadership Track is for teens who are passionate about the Everly Mag Ambassador Program. Ambassador Leaders will communicate with new and old ambassadors, answer questions, lead and moderate group chats, and work with the creator to grow and strengthen the Ambassador Program going forward.

We will be accepting up to 5 Ambassador Leaders.

Who can be an Ambassador Leader?

You must be 15 to 17 years old on April 1, 2018.

You must live in the United States, Canada, or the United Kingdom.

You must have permission from your parent or guardian.

You must already be an Everly Mag Ambassador.

You must spend at least 2 hours a week logged into Instagram and available via direct message and group chat.

You will need to accept the Instagram follow requests of other ambassadors who wish to contact you.

You must follow the Everly Pledge and all group chat rules when communicating with other Ambassadors. This means using appropriate language, being kind to yourself and others, avoiding all promotions outside of Everly Mag, and reporting any issues directly to Everly Mag via email.

You must be enthusiastic about the Everly Mag brand, especially the Ambassador Program, and want to create a strong and positive ambassador community!

What do Ambassador Leaders do?

Ambassador Leaders will be in charge of 1-3 group chats with ambassadors, where they will moderate discussions, answer questions about the program, and report all issues directly to the Everly Mag creator.

Each leader will have an assigned day, time, or week when they are available to answer questions over direct message.

Leaders will work together to create a Welcome Email for new ambassadors with an explanation of the program and testimonials about what they enjoy about the program.

Leaders will work closely with the Everly Mag creator to suggest changes to the program and help put changes into effect.

Eventually, 1-2 Ambassador Leaders may be given access to the Everly Mag Ambassadors account, where they can create posts and communicate directly with the full ambassador community.

Ambassador Leaders will need to complete the minimum monthly required duties of the Everly Mag Ambassador Program (Survey questions and 1 brand task).

How can I apply?

Summer 2018 Track 3: Social Media Leadership

The Social Media Leadership Track is for aspiring (or current) influencers and content creators who want to use their social platform and creative talent to grow and promote the Everly Mag brand.

We will be accepting up to 6 Social Media Leaders.

Who can be a Social Media Leader?

You must be 13 to 19 years old on April 1, 2018.

You must live in the United States, Canada, Australia, or the United Kingdom.

You must have permission from your parent or guardian if you are under 18.

You must already be an Everly Mag Ambassador.

You must be able to devote 1-3 hours a week to your social media and Everly Mag.

You should have some experience with social media beyond your personal account, unless you have a large following (ambassadorships, giveaways, posting frequent content, sponsorships, making YouTube videos, etc.) – This is not required, but preferred.

You must have a public Instagram, Twitter, ORYouTube account. Your account must contain content appropriate for ages 13 and older that fulfills the Everly Pledge.

What do Social Media Leaders do?

Social Media Leaders must create one original post a week that promotes the Everly Mag brand.

Posts may go on an Instagram, Twitter, OR YouTube account.

Posts should not be reposts of Everly Mag, but original designs or videos that promote the brand, message, a specific feature/article, or the Ambassador Program.

Example posts: Everly Mag drawing on your Instagram, self-designed photo collage to promote a new article on the blog, a video discussing ways you’re positive online and telling viewers to head to Everly, a Twitter campaign asking followers to tweet about how they are kind and follow Everly Mag.

Leaders may ask for guidance from the Everly Mag creator, but overall should be self-motivated, creative, and risk-takers in the social media community.

Leaders will help come up with monthly social media-related brand tasks for the Everly Mag Ambassadors. They will create example posts for some of these brand tasks.

Social Media Leaders will be added to a private group chat with the Everly Mag creator, where they will suggest social media campaigns, assist with post creation, and be the first points of contact for any new Everly Mag social media ideas.

Social Media Leaders will need to complete the minimum monthly required duties of the Everly Mag Ambassador Program (Survey questions and 1 brand task).